Новости за 26.10.2016

Explore other explanations in traffic stop data Re: Consistent with racial profiling, Oct. 25. I’m not saying that there is not evidence of racial profiling in the recent police report, just that we humans understand by pattern recognition and see what we choose to categorize. If we analyzed the same data by gender, we can expect […]

It will be difficult for Canadian governments to develop a better relationship with aboriginal people until land claims are settled. Of those claims, few have more symbolic importance than the Algonquin claim that covers much of eastern Ontario, including the very lands on which our Parliament buildings stand. The recent agreement in principle between one Algonquin […]

Music fans have undoubtedly noticed two things about the concert calendar in Ottawa this fall: Canadian Tire Centre is a dead zone, while the arena at TD Place is hopping. Starting with tonight’s sold-out I Love The ’90s tour, the acts headed to the TD Place arena in the coming weeks include Vanilla Ice, Our […]

Saturday's matchup with the Bombers will mark Tommie Draheim's first regular-season appearance for the Redblacks.

Theresa LeBane had never even donated blood when she offered to give part of her liver to save the life of a former colleague. She admits she didn’t know much about how living liver donations worked, but was driven by the desire to help someone she knew, a colleague at Sisters of Providence of St. […]

Looking for volunteer work? Check out these and other Ottawa-area opportunities at www.volunteerottawa.ca or call 613-736-5270.

In the next month, you can see artists at TD Place representing more than five decades of the music scene. Here’s a look at who’s playing. ’60s: Classic rock Canadian Music Hall of Famer Randy Bachman gave a masterclass in riff history when he played Calabogie Blues & Ribfest over the summer, touching on material […]

As flu season is upon us, pharmacies and clinics in the region have begun offering free vaccinations. Where can I go? Free flu shots are now available at pharmacies and clinics across the province. Through the Ontario Ministry of Health website, those wishing to be vaccinated can search to find information about a few of the […]

A cleanup continued Wednesday following a dramatic fire that destroyed a dairy barn and killed more than 130 cows in eastern Ontario Monday night. Provincial police say the fire struck at the Leducdale dairy farm in Dunvegan, near Maxville about 75 kilometres east of Ottawa, shortly after 5 p.m. Fire officials said the blaze was fed by […]

Our Canadian governments are undeniably offering leadership on climate change. The only things lacking are realistic goals and an affordable plan to achieve them. Ontario’s new hydroelectric deal with Quebec is an example of the kind of policy fog in which our provincial government works. Those who have questioned Ontario’s vast expenditures on wind and […]

Q. This egg cup set was brought from England by my husband’s grandmother. I believe she worked in a stagecoach inn in the late 1800s. We’re not sure how she came to acquire it, but she said that wealthy patrons brought their own egg cups when travelling. The spoons are approximately 11.5 cm long (4.5 […]

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella Work Light Productions National Arts Centre, Southam Hall Reviewed Tuesday The key to a good life? Reinvention. At least, that’s the message of the musical Cinderella now playing at the NAC, a contemporary and heartily enjoyable reinvention of the mid-1950s Rodgers and Hammerstein musical television special that was itself a reinvention of […]

Police in Gatineau are calling on the public to assist in their investigation of a rash of automobile vandalism over the past three months. Police say damages vary. So far they have reports of at least 50 car tires being destroyed, with other incidents of damages to windshields, wiper blades and side mirrors. According to […]

Thanks to Ryan Dzingel and Craig Anderson the Senators did something Tuesday night they hadn’t done in more than 12 years. Celebrate a victory as they left Rogers Arena. Led by Dzingel’s two-goal effort and strong performance by Anderson, the Senators reversed the curse and scored their first win in the building since March 13, […]

Capital-area (and travel-willing) electoral reform advocates and opponents alike will have one last chance to make their respective and collective case to the all-party special committee charged with coming up with recommendations on rejigging the federal voting system at an extended open mic session on Parliament Hill tonight. According to the notice, the entirety of […]

Tens of thousands of people are unintentionally harmed in Canadian hospitals every year, according to new figures released by the Canadian Institute of Health Information and the Canadian Patient Safety Institute on Wednesday. One out of 18 patients, or 138,000 people, suffered unintended harm in 2014-15 as a result of the hospital care they received, […]

Hours after Mayor Jim Watson officially opened the segregated bike lane on O’Connor Street in downtown Ottawa on Tuesday a cyclist was injured in the bikeway’s first collision with a motor vehicle. The collision happened at the corner of Waverley Street, a few blocks from the Museum of Nature where the official ceremony had taken place. […]

Upwards of fifty burlap sandbags, three First World War re-enactors and a Mark I Vickers machine-gun sat on the patio of a restaurant in Little Italy on Tuesday. The scene at il Primo Ristorante, on the corner of Preston Street and Beech Street, was the first event to kick off a new fundraising effort in support of Ottawa […]

The planning committee proved Tuesday it can get a lot done in little time. In less than 40 minutes, the committee said "yes" to more condos for Hintonburg, as well as proposals to buy surplus federal land to build affordable housing and start a new farmer's market in south Ottawa.

VANCOUVER — Facing the Senators for the first time since being dealt to the Vancouver Canucks, Erik Gudbranson was sporting a Redblacks cap Tuesday after the morning skate. “Hey, I’m still from Ottawa,” said Gudbranson with a smile. Trading to the Canucks by the Florida Panthers in May, the 24-year-old Gudbranson is still adjusting to […]

The lawyer defending a Barrhaven teen arrested in an international swatting case intends to argue his client's rights were violated.

The majority of Ontario residents disapprove of the position of Catholic hospitals on medical assistance in dying, according to a new Forum poll. And almost half of those polled want public funding denied to Catholic hospitals in the province until they allow patients to seek referrals for assisted death. The issue has been in the […]

Carleton’s contentious sexual violence prevention policy is still open to negotiation, the university’s president said Tuesday. In a conversation with members of the Citizen’s editorial board, Roseann Runte said she knew in advance the process was going to be difficult. “There are people on all sides of the issues. People who feel passionate, people who […]

It's believed the stabbing happened early Saturday morning at a birthday party of a mutual friend of the accused and the victim.

Organizers expect a lively back-and-forth as a provincial task force on police oversight opens the floor to the community at Wednesday's public consultation. The previously-scheduled session, set for a 5 p.m. dinner and 6 p.m. discussion at the Wabano Centre on Montreal Road, comes on the heels of several controversies involving police and oversight agencies, particularly involving the city's racialized and marginalized communities.